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Nasser Hanif hears from a new generation of Asian women taking up the sport and discusses the future of grass roots cricket.

What next for the sport after the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal?
Nasser hears from a young Asian woman with ambitions to make it as a professional cricketer, and her father.
Also two coaches discuss the future direction of cricket for talented players from the Asian Community.

Producer Nasser Hanif
Digital Producer Rachael Smith
Executive producer: Kathryn Morrison.

With thanks to: Mobeen Butt for the use of the β€˜From Parks to Pavilions’ archive. The β€˜From Parks to Pavilions’ project was developed and delivered by the AYA Foundation with support from Bradford Local Studies Libraries, the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the England and Wales Cricket Boards (ECB), and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Photograph by Mohanlal Mistry.

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